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Same Sky partnership benefitting student teachers

A new partnership with community-led arts organisation Same Sky is providing even more opportunities for our student teachers to work with schools. Same Sky is an award-winning community arts charity and behind the amazing sculptures seen at events including the Brighton Festival Children’s Parade and Burning the Clocks. During March, Same Sky will be using…

From student teacher to head teacher in six years

Tracy Lambert trained to teach at Brighton through the Troops to Teacher programme and gained a 1st class honour. Tracy’s passion for helping children started during the last few years of her career in the armed forces. Despite a slightly less traditional route into teaching, Tracy’s passion for the field with a ‘no child left…

Science education lecturer takes nation’s school children on a safari

School of Education lecturer Dr Andy Chandler-Grevatt will be teaching the nation’s children about the magical properties of moss on Monday 11 March, when his British Science Week 2024 Live Lesson airs on CBBC. “I see moss differently to most people,” says Andy. “Ever since learning that each plump green cushion of moss is its…

Join us for an applicant event!

If you’ve applied for an undergraduate course starting this September learn more about the course and get to know us better at our events for applicants and offer holders. Upcoming events for education and teaching applicants applicants: Wednesday 21 February 2024 Wednesday 20 March 2024 Saturday 27 April 2024 Learn more and book your place.

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Undergraduate Primary Teaching Assignment

Second-year student teachers studying our undergraduate primary teaching degrees were recently given an assignment to create a poster for their foundation subject module EP508. Working in groups of 4, trainee teachers had the option of four subjects to choose from, to plan six consecutive lessons with cross-curricular links to answer an overarching question. Course leader,…

Using Dash Robots to teach coding

Student teachers on our undergraduate primary courses that lead to qualified teacher status (QTS) were introduced to coding using Dash Robots. The year 1 module, Exploring Learning and Teaching in Mathematics and Computing, helps to develop student teachers’ confidence and introduces the core concepts and key processes of computer science such as programmable technology. Over…

Primary education student teacher, Amy Russell in the curriculum centre

My first experience teaching in a school

First year student teacher, Amy Russell tells us about her experiences so far studying a primary education degree and her first time on placement,

University of Brighton 2023 Highlights

2023 has been another extraordinary year at the University of Brighton with world-leading research, major awards and new facilities for our students, staff and the community. Check out some of the highlights from our incredible Brighton students, staff and alumni in our 2023 review. Season’s greetings and a happy new year!

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PSHE Accreditation for trainee teachers

A group of Brighton trainee primary teachers have successfully completed the PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) Accreditation Framework with the PSHE Association. The PSHE Association is the national body for PSHE education, supporting a network of 50,000 teachers and schools to ensure the subject is taught well. The students, who have just entered the…

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Brighton secures national Silver Award for teaching excellence

The University of Brighton has been recognised for the quality of its teaching and student outcomes in a UK-wide evaluation of higher education institutions. The university has today secured a Silver award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The award confirms that the student experience and student outcomes across all of the university’s undergraduate provision including…